Climate Project Title [Your Name] GPHY 111, F’13 [Presentation date] (A pretty picture in the background is always nice)
Dec 27, 2015
Climate Project Title
[Your Name]
GPHY 111, F’13
[Presentation date]
(A pretty picture in the background is always nice)
Options
• Background: Color, fill, photo… simple designs are best
• Text: Simple fonts are best, keep font size large, don’t cut and paste!!
• Use bulleted lists and short phrases (like this)
Remember
Be sure all the requested information is on a slide (i.e., someone should be able to grade the project without hearing your presentation)
Also…
Visual aids are really important (and
easy to find)—think about the types of presentations you enjoy, remember and learn from the most!
Outline
• Introduction• Location and size• Climate• Controlling factors of climate• Ecological/environmental problem• Summary
(You may want to vary your outline a bit from this, or add some specifics—but it’s always nice for a reader to have a road map)
Introduction
• Formal name of the region• Continent and country• (This is a good time to show a map,
or several of them, and some photos of the place…)
You may use more or fewer slides for each topic, of course… Just remember the time limit!
Location maps from WorldAtlas.com.
Check out the live link—it takes you to the source page!
(This image should have a caption also.)
Male, the capital of the Maldives, on the east side of Kaafu atoll. Over 70,000 people live on 1.77 km2 of land. From TheMaldives.net.
A good figure caption:It includes a brief description, plus the source of the image. Note that the link is live and will take you to the page where the original image was found!
Introduction
• Formal name of the region• Continent and country• Other relevant facts (esp. if tied in later)
• Historical/cultural significance?• Current issues?• Politics? Environment? Economics?• Personal interest/experience?
Be careful not to make too many lists of random facts!
Location and Size
Use at least three maps that zoom in on the location and show• Geographic/political boundaries• Major physiographic features/cities (use
arrows to highlight)• Location of a representative climograph
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Location and Size
• Remember: Any image you use (maps, etc.) should have a caption citing its source!
• Also, all maps should show North and indicate scale!
Location and Size
• Areal extent of the region:
(include a citation, if necessary)• Latitude and longitude:
(e.g., for climograph location)
Climate
Köppen climate and code: Xxx• Brief description (including what
the letters mean)• Other locations where this
climate is found• Anything else really important
This information may be covered over several slides
Climate
Show a representative climograph and describe its features• Remind us where this data
comes from (map?)• Also cite the source of the
climate data!
Climate
Where else is this climate found around the world?
(Show with a map or two, and compare climographs from other places. Photos are nice here)
Climate: Controlling Factors
Discuss three of the following factors:- Latitude- Land-water contrasts- Ocean currents- Wind patterns- Air mass source regions- Topography
Climate: Controlling Factors
Factor 1:• Point• Point• Point
You may also want to illustrate your points with diagrams or photos.Be sure to cite them if you use them!
Ecological Problem(s)
Use a few slides if necessary.
Describe the problem, and illustrate your points with maps, photos, data or diagrams.
Always cite your sources of information!
Summary
Anything to wrap this up and showcase how interesting and relevant your region is, and how glad you are to now know something about it.
References Cited
Follow the citations guidelines given in the assignment; for example,
Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633-1644. From URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World_Koppen_Map.png, viewed October 12, 2012.
Please DO NOT simply list the URLs of web sites you used!! Every web page has a name and an author—you should keep track of them!